Air Show gets new name, stronger focus - Porterville Recorder
Flying solo, but looking to soar higher, the Porterville Air Show committee is looking to improve the 2011 show.
For decades the Porterville Moonlight Fly-in and air show was put on by the Porterville Area Pilots Association. Then, as that group grew older, the event fell by the wayside. A few years ago it was brought back and now the committee is putting a strong effort together to put on an improved show for the community.
The biggest change is the name. No longer is Eagle Mountain Casino a sponsor so the name of the 2011 event is “Porterville Air Faire.” The 2011 edition, themed, “Wings, Wheels and Speed” will be held Friday and Saturday, June 10-11. ...
Foul weather delays search for F-22 pilot - Anchorage Daily News
The last time anyone heard from Haney was when his F-22 Raptor separated from a companion F-22 Tuesday night an hour and 20 minutes into a night training ...
Continuous Updates on the F-22 Down story here
Royal International Air Tattoo tickets available
Hi all, thought some of my photographer brethren may be interested in going to the airshow next weekend. I'm running a charity auction here so if you fancy going then get bidding. Related posts: The 'WHERE?' and 'BEST PRICE?' thread… ...
Drones, Stealth Aircraft Steal the Air Show in China - AOL News
19) -- Among the unusual drones on display this week at an air show in China is an unmanned aircraft designed to induce rain. The really odd part, ...
Airshow Showcase Strength of Chinese Air Force - ffog.net
BEIJING – The eighth international aerospace exhibition which opened Tuesday at Zhuhai (south) allows China to parade its new power in the industry, ...
In 1965, No.111 Squadron formed a display team of nine Lightning F.3s which displayed at the Paris Air Show that year in formation with the Red Arrows Gnats. Does anyone know if they carried out any other displays, if so where and when. Also can anyone put names to faces in this photo? ...
Another B-17 Visits Tulsa - KRMG
Jack Hit was a B-17 pilot in the war. He flew 47 missions in a Flying Fortress throughout the European Theater. Hit says he came through mostly unscathed. ...
First Flight Society Gears Up for 107th Anniversary of Powered Flight- Betty Skelton to be 2010 First Flight Shrine Honoree from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
-Kitty Hawk NC- One of the most important times of the year for the First Flight Society is
December 17th when they commemorate and celebrate the historic achievement of the first powered flight. The Society annually marks this event on the grounds of the Wright Brothers National Memorial, maintained by the National Park Service in Kill Devil Hills, NC.The day's activities include a ceremony at the Memorial, the induction of a major figure in aviation into the Society's Shrine, a thrilling fly-over of civilian, military and historic aircraft, and an annual luncheon. This annual celebration is a joint effort of the First Flight Society, the National Park Service, the military and many other participants. ...
Class of 2010 – Si Robin from San Diego Air & Space Museum Blog
Pilot, race car driver, entrepreneur, inventor, and business man; all of these describe Si Robin.
Si Robin was born in 1928 and studied electronics in college. In 1946 Si moved to California and went to work for Douglas Aircraft, working on antennas and other military parts. He then joined Sensor Systems in 1970. Sensor Systems a small company based in Chatsworth, CA. was at the time just expanding into the antenna field.
Si helped Sensor Systems acquire large military contracts providing antennas for AWACS and KC-135 aircraft, and then expanded to commercial contracts for Sensor antennas. Today Sensor Systems, under ...
Jimmy Doolittle from J Clark
On Tuesday, September 28, 1993, my alarm was set for 6 a.m. as usual. When the radio clicked on, the newscaster said, “Yesterday, famed aviator and American hero Jimmy Doolittle died peacefully at his home in Pebble Beach, CA.” As I came fully awake, I found myself thinking of all the great things General Doolittle did in his life.
General Doolittle was always one of my favorite aviation heroes. I first became aware of him after reading Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo by Ted Lawson. Lawson flew the seventh B-25 from the deck of USS Hornet. ...
There is a great set of photographs making the rounds of single-engine aircraft flying in formation over water. When I first saw them, I wasn’t sure if they were real or photoshopped. ...
Canadians celebrate 50 years of operation of the C-130 Hercules - Cavok
The C-130 Hercules aircraft was celebrated on November 15 in the Canadian Air Force Base in Trenton, and 400 current members and the reservation, including pilots, flight engineers, load masters, navigators and ground crews. ...
'Best of the Best' Bomber and Missile Wings earn top honors in competition
from Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories
Air Force Global Strike Command officials announced the overall winners of the first Global Strike Challenge, Nov. 17.
With the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Ms. Erin Conaton, and commanders of two major commands looking on, the revelers capped the months-long bomber, missile and security forces competition with trophy presentations honoring historical events and leaders. ...
Video: Pirates of the Mediterranean - a Buccaneer special from Pete Wenman Aviation Art
Aerial footage from WWI from The Unwanted Blog
The Bbc has released some footage taken from an airship flying low and fast over the French countryside just after The War To End All Wars (Part 1). Wow. They made a bit of a mess.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11698287
WW II Memorabilia from PPRuNe Forums
Ninety years old and still building time from AOPA News
Like many pilots, Ray Costello of Corvallis, Ore., had a number of goals to meet this year. Passing his medical exam was one - and he "aced" it. ...
From a Littleborough loom to a supersonic aeroplane from BBC
... After the decline of the cotton industry, the loom was used to weave synthetic fibres, including fibreglass.
It went on to produce fibreglass moulds used for the nose cone of Concorde.
The museum's industry curator, Adam Daber, said the unlikely link came about during the Second World War, when the Rochdale firm turned its facilities over to the war effort. ...
Windsor's aircraft museum gets upgrade - CBC.ca
The museum hangar showcases vintage military and civilian aircraft and artifacts important to Canadian aviation history.
Hot Air Balloons at Veterans Day in Texas by airsportstv
Airship Bullet™ Class 580 Successfully Completes 2nd Inflation Test for Pre ... - PR-USA.net | E Green Technologies, Inc. / 21st Century Airships today announced that it has successfully completed the 2nd Inflation Test of its Airship, ...
November 19 from Cut and Paste Aviation
The EAA Young Eagles program, which is already the largest youth aviation education program in history, is reaching an even higher profile this weekend as a featured sponsor on Joe Nemechek’s NEMCO Motorsports race cars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races at Homestead Motor Speedway near Miami. The sponsorship was donated by Nemechek for the annual “Gathering of Eagles” fundraiser auction at AirVenture last July, and Florida businessman and EAA supporter Bill Bachschmidt won the bidding and donated the race sponsorship to Young Eagles. ...
Learning to fly - Gazette
The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give interested youth an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane free of charge, ...
Terrafugia Roadable Aircraft Moves Closer To Reality from Aviation Blogs
Private SpaceShipTwo Heads for New Territory from SPACE.com
The passenger-carrying suborbital SpaceShipTwo is headed for more aggressive testing - a step-by-step shakeout of the vehicle prior to entering commercial operation. ...
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